Accidents - Lighting equipment - 0-5 years old - Year 2005

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 631
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Body Parts:

Head:	304	Face:	194
Foot:	31	Ear:	30
Hand:	21	Upper Arm:	15
Finger:	15	Upper Trunk:	7
Lower Arm:	5	Knee:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2005	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Lighting equipment
LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ONTO PT AND BROKE. D: PUNCTURE WOUNDS LEFT LOWER C HEST AND MID LUMBAR AREA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/28/2005	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lighting equipment
PATIENT WAS PLAYING WITH UNCLE AND HIT HEAD ON LIGHT. DX - SCALP CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Lighting equipment, Ceilings and walls
GLASS LIGHT FIXTURE FELL FROM CEILING ONTO HEAD DX: CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
HEAD LAC, V. EMS, EMMOTHER STS PT SUST INJURY WITH A LAMP AT HOME, C/O PAIN, BLEEDING, NO LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2005	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Lighting equipment
CHI WHEN LAMP FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2005	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
GLASS LIGHT FIXTURE FELL AND SHATTERED. DX. COMPLEX 2.1 CM R EYELID LAC ERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2005	Age: 21 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
SCALP LACERATION, HIT LIGHT FIXTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2005	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
A LIGHT FELL ON HEAD SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2005	Age: 20 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
PT CUT FINGER ON LIGHT FIXTURE. DX: R INDEX LAC .75 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lighting equipment
PT WAS SLEEPING & SMALL GLASS LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ONTO HEAD. DX: CONT R EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2005	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
KNEE LACERATED, CUT ON LAMP SHADE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2005	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
CHILD HAD LAMP FALL ON HEAD. GLASS PORTION OF LAMP SHATTERED ON IMPACT. D: HEAD LACERATION 2CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2005	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighting equipment
PATIENT PLACED HAND ON A LANTERN AT CAMP GROUND; BURN TO HAND AND FINGE RS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment, Elevators or other lifts
A LIGHT FIXTURE FELL FROM ELEVATOR, CUT PTS FOOT, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
PT HAD AN ACCIDENT WHEN A LIGHT FIXTURE HIT HIM IN THE FACE/ LACERATION TO EYEBROW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lighting equipment
LIGHT COVER FELL ONTO PT'S HEAD. DX: HEAD CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2005	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
PT HAD A LIGHTFIXTURE FALLEN ONTO UPPER ARM SUSTAINED " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2005	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
FATHER STATES LIGHT FIXTURE FELL FROM CEILING AND CUT HEAD DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2005	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
PT CUT FOOT ON BROKEN LIGHT FIXTURE SUSTAINED " FOOT LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2005	Age: 16 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
A LIGHT FIXTURE BROKE AND PIECES OF GLASS FELL ON TOP OF PT'S HEAD DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2005	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
PT C/O LIGHT FIXTURE FELL IN BATHROOM AND HIT HIM ON THE HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Lighting equipment, Other toys
PT THREW A TOY UP AT THE CEILING. IT HIT A LIGHT & THE LIGHT FELL ON PT'S HEAD. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2005	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment, Manual cleaning equipment
PATIENT HIT LIGHT FIXTURE WHEN PLAYING WITH BROOM AT HOME, LIGHT FELL A ND BROKE CUTTING PATIENT ON ARM; FOREARM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2005	Age: 11 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
DAD ACCIDENTALLY HIT GLASS LIGHT FIXTURE THAT BROKE & CUT PT'S NOSE NEAR HIS L EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON FOREHEAD. DX. FACIAL LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2005	Age: 8 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
PT DX LACERATION TO HAND - BABY PULLED LIGHT LAMP WHICH BROKE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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